Hat



E. WITTCOFF April 22, 1930.

HAT

Filed Aug. is, 1928 V a Patented A r." 22, 1930 EDWARD wrr'rcorr, or sn-LouIs-MIssoURI HAT".

- Application filed August 13, i Sierial no; 299.250, i

' This invention relates to hatspand has special reference to a hat having acrown comprising pivotally united sections capable of variable adjustments to provide a closed crown or a ventilated crown, as desired.

An object of the invention is to provide a hat wherein the brim and the lower portion of the crown pivotally support acrown top in a relationship in which said top may be '10 adjusted upon and about the lower portion of the crownto provide a closed crown,*o r

may be'tilted to provide an opening.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the drawing in which i Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my improved hat. t 1

Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Figs. 3 and 4: are front and rear elevations,

V respectively. I

Fig.5 is a vertical sectional view on the.

line 5 5 of Fig. 1. V

Fig. 6 is'a verticallsectional View on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

A brim 1 may be provided at the front with a visor of suitable material and color to shadeand protect-the eyes of the. wearer. However, thisvisor may be omitted, if desired, and the brim may be of usual construction. 1 I

The'brim' is in connection with a lower crown section 3 which is open at the top and has its upper. edge enclosed by a strip of binding material 4: when such material is needed. p

At the front the upper edge of the lower crown section is formed witha notch 5.

The upper crown section 6 comprises an approximately circular depending crown wall that telescopes around the upper portion of thelower crown section 8 and is 'pivotally connected'thereto at opposite sides by pivots 7 which may be inthe form of open eyelets 4.5- to permit circulation of air into and from I the hat. In case the same is needed, the lower edge of the upper crown section is enclosed by a strip 8 of binding material. The

- lower'edge of the upper crown section may be provided with notches 9 to permit the upwould otherwise be possible. i

- The relationship of the upper crown secper crownsection to'be tiltedfartherthan tion to'the lower crown section is, such that 7 when the upper crown section is not tilted a substantially closed crown is formed, 'as will be'understood by reference to Figs. 2, 3and i. r This is because the wall6 of the upper crown section telescopes around the upper portion of the lower crown section. When the'upper crown section is tilted upwardly and rearwardly, asshown in Fig. 5,-a substantial opening is formed at the front of the crown permitting free circulation and passage of air, andsuch circulation may be increased by the-provision of-eyelets 10 in the sidesof the upper crown section.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that my improved hat is designed-and adapt- .ed for use in warm weather and functions to promote the circulation of air through thecrown of the hat. The size of the opening at the front of the hat may be varied, as'desired, the upper crown section being retained in whatever adjustment" it is placed by the clamping arrangement of the pivots 7 and the frictional contact of the telescoping surfaces of the crown sections. i

The construction and arrangement of the parts may be varied within equivalent limits ciple of the invention. The hat may be made of'woven or felted materials or of any appropriate hat material.

1 I claim without departure from the nature and prin- '1. A hat comprisingja brim, and a lower crown section in connection with the brim and having a notch in its upper edge at the front,

tion telescoping upon the upper portion of said lower crown section and having anotch otally connecting said two crown sections to-,

V gether and permitting movement of said upin combination with an upper crown secin its lower edge at the front, and means piv- 1 I between the notched edges of the two crown sections at the front of the head.

2. A hat comprising a lower crown section,

an upper crown section having a depending approximately circular wall telescoping around the upper end of the lower crown section, and means pivotally connecting said two 77 crown sections and permitting movement of the upper crown section to position to telescope about the entire upper end of the lower crown section to form a closed cr-own'comrisin said u er and lower sections and permitting movement of said upper crown section to a tilted position to form an opening at the front of the crown of the hat between said two crown sections, as desired.

3. A hat comprising a lower crown section,

an upper crown section having a depending approximately circular wall telescoping around the upper end of the lower crown section, means pivotally connecting said two crown sections and permitting movement of the upper crown section to position to telescope about the entire upper end of thelower crown section to form a closed crown comprising said upper and lower sections and permitting movement or" said upper crown section to a tilted position to form an opening at the front of the crown of the hat between said two crown sections, as desired, and means forming passages for air through the sides of the upper crown section.

EDWARD WITTCOFF. 

